NYS DC-18639, Box 12
WATERVLIET SOUTH FAMILY JOURNAL, May 1, 1865 - July 5, 1868
(Probable author - Issachar Bates?)
1865 May 8 Poormastertakes Lydia Prouty away.
24 May Take woman & 3 girls to poor master.
26 June Dig ditch from Sisters Shop to 2d House for water pipe.
3 July John Grant, Scosman, tailor, comes.
7 July John Grant goes to Coopers;town for his trunk.
27 July Go to "the flies" for whortleberries. Get about 2 bushels.
3 Aug. A boy, John Pier, brought by father from Troy.
17 Aug. Can corn.
22 Aug. Elizabeth Youngs died at WF.
27 Aug. (Sun) All elders & deacons meet with Ministry at CF "to consult
about an improvement in our dress."
7 Sept. Issachar falks from a wagon
(Handwriting of journal changes.)
7 Oct. (Handwriting goes back to original when I.B. comes back into
dwelling house after being in sick house a month.)
13 Oct. Blind woman named Burney brought from Troy.
19 Oct. Dr.Shaw brings his daughter for trial.
21 Oct. Englishman, Frederick Livesley, comes from Boston to join.
17 Nov. Begin digging ditch to put in larger water pipe (lead) from
fountain to wash house.
1866 Mar. 13 James Ostrander died at SF .
5 Apr. William Wiolson from Syracuse for information.
9 apr. Englishman John McLain comes to join.
18 Apr. Charlotte McGuire from West Troy for info for self & husband.
4 May Oliver McGuire & wife come for privilege.
11 May Oliver & wife come to stay.
13 May David Cole died at SF .
17 May William Cane comes to join.
9 July Conrad Smith (German) comes to join.
27 July Albert Cromwell from Esperance to join. Left Aug. 24,
19 Aug. A Mr. Handy from NYC to see his daughter, Mary Anna.
12 Nov. John Henry Cronyn for info.
19 Nov. Joseph Safford for info from Washington County. Put in
broom shop.
23 Dec. Mr. Handy comes to get his daughter.
1867 Jan. 21 William Cane comes for 2d privilege.
24 Mar. From Chohoes to join are William Lansing & John Pine (young)
18 Apr. Asa Seaton died at CF.
21 Apr. Joseph Pelham died at CF.
18 May Boy,Charles Goodrich, from Albany.
30 May Young man,Robert Dorsan, from NYCity.
Auig. 19 Swartwout & wife from NYCity.
26 Sept. Charles Star from Clifton Park to join.
George La Irence from NYCity for info.
16 Oct. Visitors from Groveland--Henry Cantrell, Justin Budine, Polly
Lee, Laura Dole & Lavinia Dutcher.
Sarah Hilton's mother & grandmother to get her but fail.
23 Oct. Loisa Fairchild died at NF.
24 Oct. David Lockwood from Canada for info.